Features: 300g pouch, Ready to heat, No added colours, flavours or preservatives, Gluten free, Needs no refrigeration, Long shelf life, Slow-cooked traditional kitchen recipe - as good as homemade!. Savour the honest to goodness flavour of mutton and root vegetables and rediscover why previous generations loved it so. Peter Edmundson's wonderfully tender and distinctively flavoured hill-bred Herdwick mutton combines most satisfyingly with chunky veg and pearl barley for a hearty meal with an honourable past. A dish to put you back in touch with our traditional food heritage. These rare breed Herdwicks spend most of the year roaming wild on the Lake District fells, where they graze to their heart's content on herbs and hill top vegetation. In this ration meal, the mutton is perfectly partnered by pearl barley and root veg. Produced by a niche British company who are passionate about great food. Their small team is dedicated to offering the ultimate in convenience without compromising on taste. Their inspirational chefs use the finest ingredients, sourced from specialist small suppliers, to create delicious dishes that are ready in minutes. Prepared in batches and then slow cooked in traditional steam pressure cookers. Each dish is individually packed in lightweight pouches so the aromatics and freshness are securely sealed in and the contents remain shelf stable for up to a year. Suitable for cooking on a hob, in a microwave or even boiling in the bag. This item is commercially made and brand new.